--- title: "2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road: Good, not great" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/2024-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road-good-not-great/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2024-06-06T13:06:46+00:00" modified: "2025-07-23T15:10:43+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/heres-why-i-didnt-buy-a-2024-toyota-tacoma-but-kind-of-wished-i-did.jpg" --- # 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road: Good, not great By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2024-06-06T13:06:46+00:00 Updated: 2025-07-23T15:10:43+00:00 ![Featured image]() I recently drove a 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road pickup for a week and learned why it remains one of the top midsize trucks on the market. It is very good, but I’ll be honest, it’s not great. ## **3 good things** - Driver seat position is no longer a big miss - Powertrain is so much better than prior generation - Feels solid and capable of handling any terrain ## **3 bad things** - Back-seat sitting position is tight - Infotainment screen dominates interior space - Priced too high versus competitors ## **2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road overview** The midsize truck king of sales gets a big redo for the [2024 model year.]() It has a new interior with more headroom and a much better driver’s seat position. Also, a new infotainment screen with Toyota’s new software makes using the cameras and picking a radio station a lot easier. The old engine and transmission is gone in favor of a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder turbocharged engine in either a gasoline-only or a hybrid option mated to an 8-speed automatic or 6-speed manual transmission. The engine produces 278 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque which varies slightly based on what trim you get. It is available in a new [Xtracab](), think extended cab without a seat or a double cab in either a 5-foot or 6-foot bed. There’s also a new trim called the Trailhunter for customers looking to do more overlanding trips. ## **2024 Toyota Tacoma specifications** **Price range:** $31,500 – $65,895 **Trims:** SR, SR5 XtraCab, TRD PreRunner, TRD Sport, TRD Off-Road, Trailhunter, TRD PRO **Engine(s):**2.7-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine gasoline-only or hybrid**Horsepower:**278 (varies by trim) **Torque:**317 (varies by trim) **MPG:** 18/23/20 (TRD Off-Road) **Length:**213.0 **(TRD Off-Road)****Width:**77.9**(TRD Off-Road)****Height:**74.7 **(TRD Off-Road)****Max towing:**6,400 **Max payload:**1,380-1,705 ## Related vehicle coverage - [2024 Toyota Tacoma]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/2024-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road-good-not-great/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2024/06/2024-toyota-tacoma-trd-off-road-good-not-great/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim 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